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Communication & Media Studies at Dixie State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Dixie State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Dixie State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and approximately 12,043 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 88 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Dixie State College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Dixie State College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Dixie State College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Dixie State College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Dixie State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Basic Certificate Schools 21
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 237
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools 277
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Earnings of Dixie State College Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dixie State College is $30,112. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at Dixie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Dixie State University.

Dixie State College Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at Dixie State College awarded 88 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Dixie State College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Dixie State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dixie State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 68
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Dixie State College also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Dixie State University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Public Relations Specialists 2,090 $64,180
Editors 960 $60,990
Writers and Authors 660 $54,660
Communications Professors 430 $74,270
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $55,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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